OK folks…I’m going to vent a little and hopefully help you out in the process.

I cannot tell you how many times I run across profiles of “Amazing Web Developers” or “Web Design Rockstars” who have not a lick of online presence.

My response? “Oh…REALLY”???

So here are a few tips that I would like to share if you are a Web Designer or a Web Developer in search of a new job:

• Have a website.
• Have a good website.
• If you have portfolio goodness: Put it on your website.
• If your prior work products are under an NDA: Make up new stuff.
• If you are a usability or interface architect / engineer: Link to the sites you worked on and describe what you did.
• If you are a Web Developer, I really don’t want to see a static HTML website.
• Put your resume’ somewhere on the website.
• Make sure I can FIND your website.

Bottom line: Show me.

You know that a future employer will ASK for portfolio items. You know they will ASK for work product…why make it harder on yourself?

So please…put yourself out there, make it visible. Make me want to CALL YOU.

Do it for the children.

Jen